The government of Ukraine has adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) with clear goals and a roadmap to facilitate its energy transition towards renewable sources. This is done because of both climate concerns as well as reasons related to Ukraine’s foreign policy which led the government to decide …

The objective of this study is to shed light on the added value of the advisors in SME mergers or acquisitions: accountants, business brokers, tax consultants and lawyers. Theory is inconclusive on the added value of advisory services and research is rare. RBV predicts direct advantages for using advisory …

Dit onderzoek wordt in opdracht uitgevoerd voor Qban / Havana Harbor. Er is een verschuiving gaande in de behoefte van de huidige markt van Qban. Klanten investeren minder in ATL-campagne en meer in BTL-marketing. Qban heeft in samenwerking met Bert Hagendoorn een visie opgesteld waar ze beiden sterk …

West Georgia is a travel agency in the seaside city, Batumi, Georgia which operates inside the country borders including services such as accommodation, food & drinks and tours. The firm offers its services in Georgian, Russian, English and Arabic languages. West Georgia has hosted tourists from a few …

Western societies are quickly becoming less coherent (Giddens, 1991). As a result it is increasingly unclear how individuals should act in a range of situations or how they may understand themselves. To a certain extent this development towards more diverse perspectives and a broader range of ways to …

In the Netherlands, the position of the city center is transitioning from a place-to-buy to a place-to-be. This means that the city center is changing from a place where people come to shop, to a place where people come to meet and experience. This shift causes Municipalities to reevaluate the position …

Playfulness intertwined with city-related themes, such as participatory planning and civic media are becoming more popular. In the last ten years, game designers have taken up the theme of play in relation to the urban environment. In this paper, we present a conceptual mapping of “urban play,” through …

Promoting Healthy Ageing, and specifically an Active & Healthy Lifestyle, is one of the biggest societal and economic challenges the EU is facing. A paradigm shift from health care and cure to prevention is essential since the traditional ways have proven to be insufficient to solve this complex problem. …